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Re: Can't get past bitlocker.

From micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject Re: Can't get past bitlocker.
Message-ID <av2s0l1c8bcaqoiemaof95jsbd2teujrok@4ax.com> (permalink)
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Organization Tweaknews
Date 2026-05-20 15:57 -0400

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In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on 20 May 2026 03:01:03 GMT, rbowman
<bowman@montana.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 19 May 2026 16:33:39 -0400, micky wrote:
>
>> Question for a friend,   Recent Lenovo laptop running win11, but I don't
>> think the problem is limited to 11.
>> 
>> A full screen comes on his web browser, I think, telling him to call a
>> phone number or his data will be deleted.  A well-known scam, right?
>
>Offhand, I'd say he was pwned. I went into the office infrequently and on 
>one trip found my Win11 machine with BitLocker asking for a key. I never 
>used BitLocker.

In this case, bitlocker came later, when resatarting after I told him to
turn it off by holding down the power key.  (Not easy to find,
especially over the telephone. Lenovo puts it on the side. ) 

What he saw was a full screen thing telling him to call some phone
number, not do anything else or he'd lose his data, but as I explained
to Paul, his son's friend got it working last night. 

>The IT guy confirmed the entire company had been hit by ransomware and 
>they were trying frantically to recover.

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Can't get past bitlocker. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-05-19 16:33 -0400
  Re: Can't get past bitlocker. "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2026-05-19 16:54 -0400
    Re: Can't get past bitlocker. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-05-19 17:00 -0400
      Re: Can't get past bitlocker. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-05-19 17:56 -0400
        Re: Can't get past bitlocker. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-20 14:17 +0200
      Re: Can't get past bitlocker. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-20 00:23 +0200
        Re: Can't get past bitlocker. "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-05-20 20:28 +0800
          Re: Can't get past bitlocker. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-20 16:14 +0000
            Re: Can't get past bitlocker. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-20 20:24 +0200
            Re: Can't get past bitlocker. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-05-20 18:20 -0400
              Re: Can't get past bitlocker. "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-05-21 19:28 +0800
        Re: Can't get past bitlocker. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-05-20 15:59 -0400
          Re: Can't get past bitlocker. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-20 22:09 +0200
          Re: Can't get past bitlocker. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-05-20 19:45 -0400
          Re: Can't get past bitlocker. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-05-21 20:03 +0000
  Re: Can't get past bitlocker. Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-05-19 18:08 -0500
    Re: Can't get past bitlocker. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-05-19 23:25 -0400
  Re: Can't get past bitlocker. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-20 03:01 +0000
    Re: Can't get past bitlocker. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-05-20 02:01 -0400
      Re: Can't get past bitlocker. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-20 16:25 +0000
        Re: Can't get past bitlocker. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-20 20:27 +0200
          Re: Can't get past bitlocker. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-20 20:24 +0000
            Re: Can't get past bitlocker. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-21 08:59 +0200
              Re: Can't get past bitlocker. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-21 18:12 +0000
    Re: Can't get past bitlocker. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-05-20 15:57 -0400
  Re: Can't get past bitlocker. Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-05-20 07:51 +0100
    Re: Can't get past bitlocker. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-05-20 03:50 -0400
      Re: Can't get past bitlocker. Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-05-20 10:57 +0100
      Re: Can't get past bitlocker. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-05-20 15:56 -0400
        Re: Can't get past bitlocker. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-20 20:41 +0000
        Re: Can't get past bitlocker. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-05-20 19:58 -0400
          Re: Can't get past bitlocker. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-05-20 21:18 -0400
            Re: Can't get past bitlocker. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-05-21 15:07 -0400
    Re: Can't get past bitlocker. "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-05-20 20:26 +0800
      Re: Can't get past bitlocker. "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-05-20 14:40 +0100
        Re: Can't get past bitlocker. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-05-20 14:14 +0000
          Re: Can't get past bitlocker. "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-05-20 18:43 +0100
    Re: Can't get past bitlocker. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-05-20 15:36 -0400

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